diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 02bad081846..be17bfe09b1 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ const (
 
 	// owner: @ksubrmnn
 	// alpha: v1.14
+	// beta: v1.20
 	//
 	// Allows kube-proxy to run in Overlay mode for Windows
 	WinOverlay featuregate.Feature = "WinOverlay"
@@ -730,7 +731,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	AnyVolumeDataSource:                            {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	DefaultPodTopologySpread:                       {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	SetHostnameAsFQDN:                              {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-	WinOverlay:                                     {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	WinOverlay:                                     {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	WinDSR:                                         {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	DisableAcceleratorUsageMetrics:                 {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},